In the interest of getting community news out - here is an update from District 2 - the neighborhoods of Hazel Park, Beaver Lake, Hillcrest, Hayden Heights, Prosperity Park, Frost Lake, Parkway Greenbrier, East Phalen and Phalen Village.
National Night Out - August 3 National Night Out is a nation wide event to bring neighbors together, sending a message to criminals that the neighborhoods are organized, and fighting back. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anticrime programs, and to strengthen police and community partnerships. This year District 2 will cosponsor four larger gathering sites: Hazel Park Recreational Center, 945 North Hazel Street; Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities, 1620 Ames Avenue; Prosperity Heights Elementary School 1305 Prosperity Avenue; and Prosperity Recreational Center, 1371 Kennard Street. Last year we had many neighbors holding events in their yards and driveways. It was wonderful to see so many people coming together to celebrate! Please let us know if you are having an event, and we can assist you in getting the word out to your neighbors. East Side School Supply Drive As part of the National Night Out celebrations, the District 2 Community Council will collect "Back to School" supplies for Eastside public schools at each of our neighborhood events. We are looking for your contribution of crayons, notebooks, pens and pencils, notebook fillers, and other popular school supplies to be allocated to needy Eastside school children. Contributors can bring school supplies to their neighborhood National Night Out celebration, or during the entire month of August can leave them at several drop location in the neighborhood, including: + District 2 Community Council offices, 1961 Sherwood Avenue (Epworth Church) + North East Neighborhoods Development Corporation (basement American Bank building, NE corner of Prosperity & Maryland Avenues) + Hayden Heights Branch Library, White Bear & Arlington Avenues + Bizzy's Ice House Deli, NE corner of White Bear Avenue & Sherwood + Neuenfeldt & Company Barber Stylists, Ames Place & White Bear Avenue + HomeVestors real estate office, 1200 Forest (SE corner of Maryland & Forest) The owners will match all contributions left at the HomeVestors office! If you would prefer to make a tax-deductible cash contribution to this effort, please mail it to: District 2 Community Council, Attn.: Eastside School Supplies, 1961 Sherwood Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55119-3230. We are also looking for volunteers to help in this effort, please call us at 651-774-2220 or e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pilfered Puppet Replacements Many residents read in the East Side Review about the recent theft of the entire hand puppet collection from the Hayden Heights Branch Library on White Bear Avenue. District 2 Community Council has taken steps to replace the collection. For many years' neighborhood children and students from area schools have enjoyed the puppet shows and the story hours at our library. Many of the missing puppets had been at the library for over 40 years! District 2 knows that events like these form an important part of our sense of community and provide both adults and children alike with pleasure and enjoyment. If you would like to contribute to the puppet replacement fund, your neighborhood would be grateful. If you have puppets that you want to contribute please call our office at 651-774-2220 and we will make appropriate arrangements. You can also make a tax-deductible donation to the District 2 Community Council, Attn.: Puppet Fund, 1961 Sherwood Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55119-3230. District 2 Cleanup date set - October 23 The District 2 Annual Fall Cleanup will be on Saturday in October the 23rd. The Cleanup will once again be held at Aldrich Arena. Ramsey County allows District 2 to use the Arena parking lot for free on an open date. District 2 Board Endorses New Funding Formula At the June 16, 2004, Board Meeting the District 2 Board voted to support the recommendations of the City Council task force reviewing the funding of the District Council system. District 2 has been advocating the review of the system for the last two years. For the past thirty years the Districts in the Ward 5 and 6 (Districts 2, 5 and 6/East Side, North End) neighborhoods have received less than half of the funding of the Districts in the Ward 2 and 4 (Como, Saint Anthony, Downtown) neighborhoods. Though the proposal does not make the funding even, it is a significant improvement. New Location for Sackett Memorial District 2 is supporting the relocation of the Sackett Memorial to a more prominent location at Sackett Park. District 2 is supporting the efforts of the Boys & Girls Club of the Twin Cities, 1620 Ames Avenue, to relocate the memorial on the grounds to increase visibility and reduce vandalism. Housing Updates "Phalen Crossing" ground breaking June 24, this is the new housing being built on the site of the old Phalen Shopping Center. Three hundred housing units are planned in condominiums and townhouses located on both sides of Ames Lake "Hazel Park Heights" North East Neighborhoods Development Corporation is starting pre-sales for 27 condominiums to be built on the old "Lou's Market" site on the corner of White Bear and Maryland. Next District 2 Board Meeting The next District 2 Community Council Board Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at 7:00 PM. Board Meetings are held at Epworth United Methodist Church, 1961 Sherwood Avenue (corner of Sherwood and Furness). Topics for next month's meeting include preliminary discussions for updating the District 2 Plan, and finalizing responsibilities for National Night Out. Neighborhood issues and concerns can always be added to the agenda. Call Chuck at the District 2 office if you want an issue placed on the agenda 651-774-2220, all meetings are open to the public. Chuck Repke Executive Director District 2 _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
